The temperature on June 27, 1875 was about 16.3 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. Source: KNMI
From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
February 24 » The SSGothenburg hits the Great Barrier Reef and sinks off the Australian east coast, killing approximately 100, including a number of high-profile civil servants and dignitaries.
March 3 » Georges Bizet's opera Carmen receives its première at the Opéra-Comique in Paris.
April 10 » India: Arya Samaj is founded in Mumbai by Swami Dayananda Saraswati to propagate his goal of social reform.
May 20 » Signing of the Metre Convention by 17 nations leading to the establishment of the International System of Units.
July 9 » The Herzegovina Uprising against Ottoman rule begins, which would last until 1878 and have far-reaching implications throughout the Balkans.
September 27 » The merchant sailing ship Ellen Southard is wrecked in a storm at Liverpool.
Day of death January 29, 1968
The temperature on January 29, 1968 was between 0.8 °C and 6.8 °C and averaged 3.7 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (30%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 21 » Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh: One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins.
May 25 » The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, is dedicated.
June 9 » U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson declares a national day of mourning following the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
July 17 » Abdul Rahman Arif is overthrown and the Ba'ath Party is installed as the governing power in Iraq with Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr as the new Iraqi President.
August 1 » The coronation is held of Hassanal Bolkiah, the 29th Sultan of Brunei.
December 24 » Apollo program: The crew of Apollo 8 enters into orbit around the Moon, becoming the first humans to do so. They performed ten lunar orbits and broadcast live TV pictures.
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